महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-33, verse-25

अपरे त्वब्रुवंस्तत्र ऋत्विजोऽस्य भवामहे ।
यज्ञविघ्नं करिष्यामो दीयतां दक्षिणा इति ।
वश्यतां च गतोऽसौ नः करिष्यति यथेप्षितम् ॥२५॥

25. apare tvabruvaṁstatra ṛtvijo'sya bhavāmahe ,
yajñavighnaṁ kariṣyāmo dīyatāṁ dakṣiṇā iti ,
vaśyatāṁ ca gato'sau naḥ kariṣyati yathepṣitam.

25. apare tu abruvan tatra ṛtvijaḥ asya
bhavāmahe yajñavighnam kariṣyāmaḥ
dīyatām dakṣiṇā iti vaśyatām ca gataḥ
asau naḥ kariṣyati yathā īpsitam

25. Others there said, 'Let us become his priests. We will cause an obstruction to the sacrifice, and then demand the sacrificial fee.' (They believed,) 'Once he is under our control, he will do whatever we desire.'

Words meanings summery:

• अपरे (apare) - Other (Nāgas/serpents) (others)

• तु (tu) - however (but, however, indeed)

• अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they said

• तत्र (tatra) - there (in that assembly) (there, then)

• ऋत्विजः (ṛtvijaḥ) - priests (who conduct sacrifices) (priests)

• अस्य (asya) - of him (the king) (his, of this)

• भवामहे (bhavāmahe) - let us become

• यज्ञविघ्नम् (yajñavighnam) - an obstruction to his sacrifice (obstacle to a sacrifice, interruption of a sacrifice)

• करिष्यामः (kariṣyāmaḥ) - we will create (we will do, we will make)

• दीयताम् (dīyatām) - let the sacrificial fee be given (let it be given)

• दक्षिणा (dakṣiṇā) - the sacrificial fee (sacrificial fee, donation)

• इति (iti) - (marks the end of direct speech) (thus, so, indicating direct speech)

• वश्यताम् (vaśyatām) - control, subservience (state of being subservient, subjugation, control)

• च (ca) - and

• गतः (gataḥ) - having come (under control) (gone, obtained, reached)

• असौ (asau) - he (the king) (he, that one)

• नः (naḥ) - for us, to our satisfaction (to us, our, us)

• करिष्यति (kariṣyati) - he will do (he will do, he will make)

• यथा (yathā) - as (as, in what manner)

• ईप्सितम् (īpsitam) - that which is desired (by us) (desired, wished for)

Words meanings and morphology

अपरे (apare) - Other (Nāgas/serpents) (others)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apara

apara - other, another, posterior

तु (tu) - however (but, however, indeed)

(indeclinable)

अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they said

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: From root `brū` (to speak, say).

तत्र (tatra) - there (in that assembly) (there, then)

(indeclinable)

ऋत्विजः (ṛtvijaḥ) - priests (who conduct sacrifices) (priests)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛtvij

ṛtvij - sacrificial priest

अस्य (asya) - of him (the king) (his, of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

भवामहे (bhavāmahe) - let us become

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, imperative (loṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: From root `bhū` (to be, become).

यज्ञविघ्नम् (yajñavighnam) - an obstruction to his sacrifice (obstacle to a sacrifice, interruption of a sacrifice)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yajñavighna

yajñavighna - obstruction of a sacrifice

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yajña+vighna)

• yajña – sacrifice, ritual
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• vighna – obstacle, impediment, obstruction
  noun (masculine)
  Root: han (class 2)

करिष्यामः (kariṣyāmaḥ) - we will create (we will do, we will make)

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: From root `kṛ` (to do, make).

दीयताम् (dīyatām) - let the sacrificial fee be given (let it be given)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of dā

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: From root `dā` (to give).

दक्षिणा (dakṣiṇā) - the sacrificial fee (sacrificial fee, donation)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dakṣiṇā

dakṣiṇā - sacrificial fee, donation, right (direction)

Note: Here used as the subject of 'dīyatām'.

इति (iti) - (marks the end of direct speech) (thus, so, indicating direct speech)

(indeclinable)

वश्यताम् (vaśyatām) - control, subservience (state of being subservient, subjugation, control)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vaśyatā

vaśyatā - state of being subservient, control, obedience

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

गतः (gataḥ) - having come (under control) (gone, obtained, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, reached, obtained

past participle

Derived from root gam with -kta suffix

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `asau`.

असौ (asau) - he (the king) (he, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, he, she, it (remote demonstrative)

Note: Refers to the king.

नः (naḥ) - for us, to our satisfaction (to us, our, us)

(pronoun)

plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Here functions as dative, 'for us' or 'to us'.

करिष्यति (kariṣyati) - he will do (he will do, he will make)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: From root `kṛ` (to do, make).

यथा (yathā) - as (as, in what manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects to īpsitam.

ईप्सितम् (īpsitam) - that which is desired (by us) (desired, wished for)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of īpsita

īpsita - desired, wished, sought

past participle

Derived from root āp (to obtain) with desiderative suffix -sa + -kta

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Used here as a noun, 'the desired'.